Prompt #10

“All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it.” ~John Berger


Time and time again I state, "a photograph tells a story." The above quote highly supports my stand. While paintings do tell stories as well, a photo's history and/or meaning can quickly changed when being looked at by different people in different settings/cultures. The way I might interpret a photo taken in the "ghetto" may very well be drastically different than the way someone who has never experienced life in poverty may perceive it and vice versa. This discrepency is a healthy one. That's what make art interesting. The contrast of ideations among a crowd of strangers brings enormous depth to the piece being displayed, and a great deal of signification.